Mrs Uwa Ohiku, Partner, Jackson, Eti and Edu (JEE), and Uche Nkwocha, Partner, Aluko and Oyebode (A&O), have been named as Nigeria’s brightest female stars in Intellectual Property practice in a global assessment.

They were listed among 250 other top women practitioners in the world for 2019 in ipstars.com.

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While making this known in a statement, JEE enthused, “We are proud to see our Partner, Uwa Ohiku recognised among MIP’s Top 250 Women in IP 2019.”

The statement explains, “Launched in 2013, MIP’s Top 250 Women in IP is a worldwide publication that recognises female practitioners in private practice who have achieved exceptional performance for their clients and firms in the past year.

“Uwa heads the Intellectual Property practice of Jackson, Etti & Edu and is one of only 2 individuals recognised in Nigeria this year.”

The evaluating organisation MIP IP Stars explains, “This special list, which we launched in 2013, recognises the leading female IP practitioners in private practice who have performed exceptionally for their clients and firms in the past year.

“During the selection process, we also factored in activities in the IP community and corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Further explaining the method used for maiing the evaluation, the assessors said, “The individuals recognised this year were selected from our general IP Stars list for 2019, which can be found on ipstars.com.

“The list is based on the information obtained during the research for the 2019 edition of IP STARS (September 2018 to January 2019).

“IP STARS publications are available in print (IP STARS Handbook) and online at ipstars.com. The handbooks are widely distributed and copies can be found at industry events such as the INTA Annual Meeting.

“This year’s Top 250 Women in IP, Corporate IP Stars (for in-house counsel) and the general IP Stars can also be found in the handbooks.”